Community announcements

Announcements from and for the global disaster risk reduction community.

These news articles request for your engagement as a member of the DRR community and invite you to participate in a specific effort or event.

Community announcement

22 May 2021

Call for blogs: Climate inclusive urban development

The call for blogs is a joint initiative to encourage the students at the university level apart from their regular academic works.

Geo green collaboration

Community announcement

18 May 2021

Co-creating knowledge and co-designing the path forward for understanding disaster and climate risk and resilience in BC

The intent of the open call for contributors to Resilience Pathways is to broaden the perspectives shared in each article of the Resilience Pathways 2022 collection.

Natural Resources Canada

Community announcement

12 May 2021

دعوة مركز آسيا والمحيط الهادئ لتطوير إدارة معلومات الكوارث (APDIM) للتصوير الفوتوغرافي 2021: التعايش مع العواصف الرملية والترابية

يدعوكم مركز آسيا والمحيط الهادئ لتطوير إدارة معلومات الكوارث لمشاركة الصور التي تتناول كيف ترون "العيش مع العواصف الرملية والترابية" من خلال عدستكم.

Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management

Community announcement

6 May 2021

APDIM call for photography 2021: Living with sand and dust storms

The APDIM is inviting you to share photos showing how you see “Living with Sand and Dust Storms” through your lens.

Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management

Community announcement

5 May 2021

Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP) ‘Social Innovation Grand Challenge’

The Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP): “Social Innovation Grand Challenge” seeks to identify, curate, nurture, and promote innovations derived from ‘local actors.

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center

Asian Preparedness Partnership

Community announcement

26 April 2021

Climate action awards East Africa

ICPAC launches East African Climate Action awards on the run-up to COP26.

IGAD Climate Prediction and Application Centre

Community announcement

26 April 2021

Call for papers: African Economic Conference 2021

The 2021 African Economic Conference (AEC), will be held in Cabo Verde, as well as virtually, from 2 to 4 December 2021.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Community announcement

14 April 2021

European forum for disaster risk reduction: Call for 2021 EFDRR session organizing teams

The Session Organizing Teams (SOT) consist in multi-stakeholder mechanisms that will shape the sessions and generate discussions and outcomes of the EFDRR.

Council of Europe

European Commission

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction

Autoridade Nacional de Emergência e Proteção Civil

Community announcement

14 April 2021

European forum for disaster risk reduction: Call for 2021 EFDRR side event proposals

The EFDRR 2021 will provide an opportunity for all stakeholders from Europe and Central Asia to organize side-events which will take place during the event.

Council of Europe

European Commission

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction

Autoridade Nacional de Emergência e Proteção Civil

Community announcement

12 April 2021

Launch of an online survey for the development of a global science agenda on risk

The International Science Council would like to hear your views on the draft Global Risk Agenda.

International Science Council (ISC)